Luminaries are intelligent, gas-based, nonverbal entities. They communicate by changing the color of their transparent skin, similar to humans when they blush. Their body shape remains stable, while their internal gases continually churn like clouds.
Peter’s assignment is to develop a system that enables Humans and Luminaries to communicate. Regular meetings between species went well until the day Peter brought a bowl of Skittles into the room for a snack. The Luminary’s insides immediately churned violently. Its skin blushed bright red, then crimson. Later, Peter learned Luminary babies resemble Skittles. Interspecies communication is exceptionally complex.
About the Creator
Mark Gagnon
I have five published books: Mitigating Circumstances, Short Stories for Open Minds, Short Stories from an Untethered Mind, Unmitigated Greed, and Short Stories to Spark the Imagination.
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